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How Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause are Linked with Cardiovascular Events

Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) is alerting women about an indicator of cardiovascular risk that should encourage them to get a cardiovascular check-up as they enter menopause.

Our gynecology experts (Delfany Mardhel and Geneviève Plu-Bureau from Port-Royal hospital, Paris) have analyzed six studies that evaluate connections between vasomotor symptoms in menopause and the risk of cardiovascular events.

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Book Recommendation: Happiness for Your Heart

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Nearly 400 people die every day from cardiovascular disease in France, adding up to 150,000 every year. Stress, anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue are well-known risk factors. One way to protect your heart is to cultivate small and big moments of happiness. In this book, cardiologist [...]

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New Book Explains How to Prevent, Detect and Treat Atrial Fibrillation

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Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia. It is caused by an abnormal contraction in the atria. The incidence of this disorder is constantly increasing and it’s estimated that the number of people suffering from it will double in the next 30 years. Atrial fibrillation increases the [...]

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Why It’s Urgent to Act to Against Cardiovascular Disease, Leading Cause of Maternal Death

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It is estimated that 150,000 women of childbearing age in France have a cardiovascular disease. If these patients don’t receive appropriate care during pregnancy, the risk of complications for their children is 15 times higher and their risk of death is 100 times higher. Pregnancy is a true [...]

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